Do you deal with picky eaters in your house?

Hey you told you have 3 kids all of age 8 how? Agzin in middle you told a daughter turned 4 . Well never mind these but you shouldn't have told ages as 8 . Not mentioned it or mentioned it properly. I think children are of tnat kind only, when we are kids we too were not eating properly and just used to eat few of the things. I thin you are treatig you children well letting them eat what ever also giving them new food with you try on new recipies. That is wonderful. No many of us do like this. Let chidren eat what they want but they need to be get balanced diet for proper growth. I hoped you are surving, yeah you are so they will nurish good in your shadow. Good job by you.

Hi there bookreadermom, Wow that is a lot of work for a mom to do but hey there your kids right and you love them all, i suggest just stuck to it and try to give them what they want, you cant hunger them right so just try more that tastes sweet like my mom did with me, and now im picky too i cant eat lots of things that are fatty and i need tons of veggies and fruits. goodluck.

oh yeah.. we have our brother who is very picky! =P he is such that complains about the food especially if he would see veggies! bleh.

Since no one lives with me it's easy....when they visit I just make their favorite meals....I remember those days though...I know it's so hard to make sure they are getting the things they need when they are picky. My one granddaughter was that way for years....she is 12 now and finally starting to try new things!

Luckily we don't have a case of picky eater, thank God. My younger siblings, especially my brother can eat fruit and veggies without much trouble. I usually love to cook something that look colourful and add in some of their favourite food. Like stir fry bean sprout and carrot with sausages. Most kids hate veggies so I need to ask them to try a bit first. If they don't like it then I won't force them but if they do I'll give them some more. I also try the same with other dishes or new recipes that I try.

I know how hard that is. We used to have different types of eaters in the house. We had a kid who eats only certain foods, then we had a vegan who ate only pure veggies, someone who was a 7th day Adventist who did not eat pork, shrimps, and crabs and the last one did not want to eat beef. It was crazy.

I have a bit of a problem but I am quite tough with my kids when it comes to food. My oldest will eat almost anything but my youngest has always been a bit fussy. He's 6 and has now decided that he doesn't like anything new that he tries. I try to give my kids nutritious meals. Part of my problem, though, is that my other half is ridiculously fussy. He doesn't eat vegetables apart from potatoes and onions, he doesn't eat any fruit and there are so many other things he won't eat, sometimes just because they contain the tiniest bit of something he says he doesn't like. He's so bad that he tells people he's allergic to everything. Anyway, so he's not really helpful when I'm trying to get my youngest to eat properly. However, I've tried a few things. I've asked my son to choose things when we go shopping. I get him to choose which vegetables we have with our dinner. He loves mashed potato so I mixed different things in with that. Then I give him different things to try. If he doesn't like them, I don't make a fuss. Well, I give him a minimum amount that I want him to have. Then I'll try him again with things at other times. Sometimes I'll do variations of his favourites. Or if I do something like, say, a casserole, I'll get both of my kids to choose one or two things to put in. Even if it means we get peas with tomato sauce! At least they have no excuse for not eating it. I've recently been doing something where we had some recipes for "supermeals". My youngest saw it and asked if he could try one. I didn't expect that but I was pleased! So I asked him to choose which he wanted. I don't think he liked it but at least he tried. And I try to remember the things he really likes because sometimes he tells me he's gone off things! You could possibly get your older two kids to help prepare meals. Personally, that one didn't work for me but it does, apparently, work for other people!

I have always been and sometimes still am a picky eater. However, my parents often tricked me by telling me I was eating something else, or they put their foot down and said you don't eat empty tummy. I'm an adult now so I have more say and can be as picky as I want. but back then, I didn't have much of a say. While children go through their phases, as all kids do, sometimes you have to put your foot down. If they pick up the idea its okay to be picky about your cooking, that's a behavior that will fallow them through life. Not just from a naturtional stand point later on down the road, but you're sending the message, its okay to be mean and insulting if they aren't getting their way. Even if the dinner table is the only place you're haivng this problem, it can quickly spread.